2018 Grammy Award Nominations Announced, Jay-Z + Kendrick Lamar Lead

Both Jay-Z and Kendrick Lamar lead the nomination tally with eight and seven nominations each.

It’s the end of the year and that means that awards season is in full effect, as the Grammy’s just announced the 2018 nominees. Two rappers lead the nominations tally this year, with both Jay-Z and Kendrick Lamar racking up multiple noms.

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With eight nominations, Jay-Z is leading the pack of the 2018 Grammy Awards nominations and fellow rapper Kendrick Lamar isn’t too far away with seven nominations of his own. As Billboard reports, hip-hop and R&B are heavily represented in this year’s nomination pool, including R&B newcomer SZA, who has the most nominations of any woman this year, with five. Also, former Love and Hip Hop star Cardi B snagged two nominations for her hit song “Bodak Yellow.”

Via Billboard:

2018 Grammy nominations are here, and Jay-Z leads the pack with eight nominations this year, including nods for album of the year, record of the year, song of the year and best rap album.

Kendrick Lamar follows with seven nods, while Bruno Mars is the third most-nominated artist with six. SZA is 2018’s most Grammy-nominated woman with five nods; Khalid, Childish Gambino and producer No I.D. also scored five noms. The Grammys will air live on CBS from Madison Square Garden in New York City on Sunday, Jan. 28, 2018.

Meanwhile, you can check out the list of nominees in the most notable categories BELOW: